How to Store Aloe Vera To Keep It At Its Freshest
Aloe vera is a versatile plant with leaves that you can use as food or as medicine. Whether you use leaves that you buy from the grocery store or you get them from a plant in your garden, you may …
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Seven Creative Horehound Uses
Horehound has been used as a medicinal herb for a long time. It goes by several different names including houndsbane and white horehound. Horehound’s name may have come from old English words that indicate a plant with fine hairs but …
What Are The Best Spices For Tilapia?
Tilapia differs from salmon and other oily fish in that it is not particularly flavorful. While this means that it is not as highly regarded by seafood-lovers, it has one benefit: tilapia is the perfect blank slate for a wide …
Five Fast And Fiery Cayenne Pepper Uses
Cayenne pepper powder consists of dried and ground cayenne chilies. It delivers a bright red color along with moderate heat (30,000 to 50,000 Scoville heat units). But among the typical spices on the common spice rack, cayenne is easily the …
Seven Delectable Chicory Uses
Chicory comes in many forms, consider the fact that frisée and radicchio are both considered chicories. Belgian endive is another chicory and is arguably the most common version. Chicory is versatile and both the leaves and the root are useful. …
10 Classic European Chervil Uses
Chervil looks a little like flat leaf Italian parsley combined with cilantro. It has the same frilly leaves that can be either flat or tightly curled. The big difference is that chervil leaves are smaller and thinner than those of cilantro and parsley. You …
Five Flavorful Lemongrass Uses
Lemongrass is an herb in the citronella family that has a strong citrus flavor profile and a coarse, fibrous texture. It is a versatile herb once you understand how to use its flavors. Note that lemongrass is one of those …
Seven Traditional (And Tasty) Saffron Uses
Saffron is not just the world’s most expensive spice, it is the world’s most expensive food. The high cost stems from how much work it takes to harvest it. Saffron threads are the stamens of the crocus flower. Cooks prize …